Viola Cheptoo Lagat

Viola Cheptoo Lagat
Lagat running the Back Bay Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019.
Personal information
Born (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35)
Kipsirwo, Kenya
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
Country Kenya
SportTrack and field
College teamFlorida State Seminoles[2]
Updated on 29 August 2015

Viola Cheptoo Lagat (born 13 March 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. She competed at the 2015 World Championships, 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics.

She comes from a family of runners that includes sisters Mary Chepkemboi[3] and Everlyne Lagat[4] as well as brothers Robert Cheseret and Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat.[5]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 28th (h) 1500 m 4:12.15
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 8th 1500 m 4:10.45
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (sf) 1500 m 4:06.83

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ "Violah Cheptoo Lagat". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Violah Lagat". Seminoles.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ Longman, Jeré (19 May 2008). "In a Running Family, Someone Had to Be First". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. ^ Pates, Kevin (7 October 2022). "Running success runs in family for defending Grandma's women's champ". duluthnewstribune.com. Duluth, Minnesota: Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ Kissane, John A. (11 October 2012). "5 Minutes with Violah Lagat". Runner's World. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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